We continue our conversation about being Black in the wedding industry with four amazing vendors -- with Ashley Strickland from Ashley Nicole Photography (@anicolephotosatl), B. Gandy from B for Beaute (@bforbeaute.co), Cara Davis Little from Wimberly & Co. (@wimberlyandco), and Wendy Huggins from TK Event Design (@tk.event.design). Each vendor describes her experience in the industry and especially how it has been impacted in the last 2 weeks. / READ MORE /

The last few weeks have been… emotionally interesting to say the least. After the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests, the Black community has received an overwhelming display of support, solidarity, and empathy. This has trickled into the wedding industry where a lot of mainstream brands have showed their interest into Black wedding vendors... / READ MORE /

What do you do when you get engaged, start planning your wedding, and then make the hard decision to break up and cancel the wedding? Toniah's childhood friend Ashelei tells us about her experience with her ex, when she knew it was time to let the relationship go, and how hard it was to undo all the wedding planning she'd started. / READ MORE /